EP 2368502 A3 20150506 - Articulating surgical device
Title (en)
Articulating surgical device
Title (de)
Gelenkige chirurgische Vorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif chirurgical articulé
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 31640410 P 20100323
- US 201061424251 P 20101217
- US 201113047930 A 20110315
- US 51161409 A 20090729
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2011184459A1] An articulation mechanism for a surgical instrument includes an articulation assembly, a plurality of cables, and a trigger. The cables are coupled to the articulation assembly at a proximal end thereof and extend distally therefrom. The cables are configured to engage an end effector assembly of the surgical instrument at a distal end thereof. The trigger is coupled to the articulation assembly and is selectively moveable from a shipping position to a use position. In the shipping position, the cables are substantially un-tensioned. In the use position, the cables are disposed in an initial tensioned position. In the use position, the trigger is moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked position, the cables are selectively tensionable to articulate the end effector assembly. In the locked position, the tensions on the cables are maintained to lock the end effector assembly in position.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/282 (2013.01 - US); A61B 17/29 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 34/71 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 34/70 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/291 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2925 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/1422 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/1432 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 2010030018 A1 20100204 - FORTIER RICHARD [US], et al
- [Y] US 5395367 A 19950307 - WILK PETER J [US]
- [A] US 2008288014 A1 20081120 - NIDEBORN WARNA MARIA [SE], et al
- [A] US 2006095074 A1 20060504 - LEE WOOJIN [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2011184459 A1 20110728; US 8968355 B2 20150303; EP 2368502 A2 20110928; EP 2368502 A3 20150506; US 2015164524 A1 20150618; US 9883880 B2 20180206
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201113047930 A 20110315; EP 11250357 A 20110322; US 201514635408 A 20150302